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Nope, Brad. "Gum tree" usually implies one of...
Nope, Brad. "Gum tree" usually implies one of the smooth-barked species (though that's far from consistent, I'll admit!). :U
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21st May 2024, 09:54 AM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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With difficulty, Bob! :U For something like...
With difficulty, Bob! :U
For something like the leaves, I just lodge the workpiece against a bench-stop & steady it with one hand whilst planing with the other. Small, sharp tools don't create a... -
20th May 2024, 06:22 PM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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Hmmm, hadn't thought of it 'til you mentioned it...
Hmmm, hadn't thought of it 'til you mentioned it Graeme, but p'raps before I start on the scrub plane I should make a teeny-weeny frame saw to cut the flitches out of a (very smalll!) log....
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20th May 2024, 10:38 AM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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:U Thanks Derek. I started making tiny planes...
:U Thanks Derek. I started making tiny planes just for fun, but some of them have turned out to be quite handy to have, especially for the "small" work I seem to be sidling into this last year or...
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20th May 2024, 09:59 AM
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Paul, the SS you gave me that is easy to work is...
Paul, the SS you gave me that is easy to work is the stuff that was made into a box (for switch-gear or something like that?). It was probably 3.2mm to start with, but after being pressed into shape...
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19th May 2024, 06:32 PM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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LOML deserves most of the credit, I did turn the...
LOML deserves most of the credit, I did turn the nuts & caps for her, which was very easy, they are not exactly complex, but she conceived the whole idea & did all the "value-adding" with the...
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19th May 2024, 09:57 AM
Thread: How I hate gum wood, let me count the ways
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Man, you have my utmost respect for managing to...
Man, you have my utmost respect for managing to tiger that stuff into any shape, let alone the pretty presentable result you've got there! Don't be too hard on yourself, if you look closely at old...
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19th May 2024, 09:21 AM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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True, but my head-band magnifier still works.......
True, but my head-band magnifier still works.... :U
No she-oak Bob, not even a scrap of western rosewood (A. rhodoxylon), which has become my favourite infill wood for small planes. The... -
18th May 2024, 07:09 PM
Thread: A teeny-tiny plane
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A teeny-tiny plane
Not the tiniest ever made, I have seen a violin planes that were a bit smaller still, but certainly the smallest I've made: 538129
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18th May 2024, 10:01 AM
Thread: Old saw - show off, detail and question
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I second John's advice, you are unlikely to feel...
I second John's advice, you are unlikely to feel the missing teeth unless they are right near the starting point, or you use it in substantially thinner material than it's intended for. Re-toothing...
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Neil, I guess a sharp edge & a fine shaving are a...
Neil, I guess a sharp edge & a fine shaving are a good recipe for minimising tear-out in any situation, whether you're using a plane or a chisel or any cutting tool. My problem with "face-plate"...
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99% of my turning is spindle work, and that is...
99% of my turning is spindle work, and that is done 99% by slicing cuts if you have learnt to use your skew & spindle gouges properly. You can certainly scrape your way to a final shape, but with...
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I too wondered if what Martin is doing is...
I too wondered if what Martin is doing is creating a fine toothed-iron (which is the implication of Truckjohn's post). Going from 80 grit to 2u grit in a single jump would take an unbearably long...
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6th May 2024, 09:05 AM
Thread: Tool Identification Odd Clamp
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In my early days of motoring, I always carried...
In my early days of motoring, I always carried one of these things in my toolbox, along with a good pair of tyre levers and the necessary patches. There was something a bit magical about lighting...
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6th May 2024, 08:43 AM
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Of course you're right, Graeme, the Europeans...
Of course you're right, Graeme, the Europeans were at least as conservative as the Brits (or even moreso), wrt Bailey's brainchild. Which is odd in a way, since the first iron-shod planes known are...
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5th May 2024, 09:04 AM
Thread: Ironbark Splits
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I'd try to find out what local custom says, or...
I'd try to find out what local custom says, or observe old fence lines to see what seems to work in your area. Preferred woods (and their availability) vary so much with districts that advice from...
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4th May 2024, 09:14 AM
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Graeme, I think metal planes were actually fairly...
Graeme, I think metal planes were actually fairly well-received in the US, they were on a roll to 'modernise' & much more receptive to new tools than their counterparts in Europe. The Brits...
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4th May 2024, 09:05 AM
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Martin, how do you blokes find things so easily?!...
Martin, how do you blokes find things so easily?! I've searched for the darn things numerous times in the past & only ever found them at eye-watering prices. It's possibly not made to moon-rocket...
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3rd May 2024, 09:32 AM
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Looks a bit "retro", but anything that makes life...
Looks a bit "retro", but anything that makes life easier has to be a good thing.. :U
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1st May 2024, 09:40 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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When ripping a board on saw horses, I ease the...
When ripping a board on saw horses, I ease the return stroke by lifting the handle just a fraction. It's not so much a conscious lift as pulling back in a line slightly angled to the bottom of the...
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30th April 2024, 09:38 AM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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Me? Controversial? Never!! :U Wellll, this is...
Me? Controversial? Never!! :U
Wellll, this is a digression to your own thread, but I feel obliged to clarify what I mean by 'ergonomics':
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29th April 2024, 07:10 PM
Thread: Completely tuned set - finally
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It's not the aesthetics I don't like, it's the...
It's not the aesthetics I don't like, it's the ergonomics of the thing. My LAS & I just never hit it off, which is a pity, 'cos I was expecting much from it based on the hype it engendered when...
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I won't jump on you this time, Martin, you're...
I won't jump on you this time, Martin, you're just giving us a heads-up of what's coming to the Market-place..... :;
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29th April 2024, 08:50 AM
Thread: Hairy Oak Handles
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Paul, as you point out yourself, those catalogue...
Paul, as you point out yourself, those catalogue pics are drawings and can be subject to a little 'artistic licence' at times, so the proportions may not be exact. But it is interesting to me that...
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28th April 2024, 06:49 PM
Thread: Hairy Oak Handles
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It's not a straight-on shot so I may be seeing an...
It's not a straight-on shot so I may be seeing an optical delusion, but it looks like the Hairy-oak handle is closer to the frog than the handle of the 409 - is that the case, or am I seeing things? ...
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Martin, I'd never claim 'expert' status for...
Martin, I'd never claim 'expert' status for anything, I'm perfectly happy being Mr. Everidge! I simply learnt how to grind & hone a knife so it would cut tissue the way that old meat-inspector...
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Martin, have you ever examined disposable razor...
Martin, have you ever examined disposable razor blades under reasonable magnification? They are a loong way from what I (& doubtless you), would accept on a plane blade or chisel. But they actually...
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"Let burrs be your friends", eh? :) When...
"Let burrs be your friends", eh? :)
When grinding, burrs form by plastic deformation of the material due to the impact of the abrasive particles as they smash into the metal. Any process that... -
26th April 2024, 06:16 PM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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:U Yep, saves a minor interrogation & having to...
:U Yep, saves a minor interrogation & having to reassure the significant other that it won't do the slightest harm to the oven. I make sure I clean all the scale & any residual oil off so it...
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26th April 2024, 11:04 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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Thanks Michael - now all I have to do is find a...
Thanks Michael - now all I have to do is find a tree that has just blown over in a storm & not in a national park.... :U
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26th April 2024, 10:35 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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The curious thing to me about (genuine) box wood...
The curious thing to me about (genuine) box wood is that it's dense & hard (Janka 2940 lbs ft), though far from the league of bull oak & gidgee with Janka hardness approaching 4,000 lbs ft), yet it's...
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25th April 2024, 09:28 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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David, from my very limited experience (a grand...
David, from my very limited experience (a grand total of 1!), the 59-ish you quoted for the later Norris irons sounds pretty right to me. The iron in my plane was usable, but it could definitely have...
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24th April 2024, 09:59 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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That's more or less what I was implying - if they...
That's more or less what I was implying - if they are happy to call it 'box' then who are we to argue?
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24th April 2024, 09:01 AM
Thread: Chipping Norris Blade
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Surely that blade wasn't like that when it left...
Surely that blade wasn't like that when it left the factory, which begs the question of what happened to it in the meantime to cause it to be so brittle? The blade in my (late model) A5 was on the...
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23rd April 2024, 06:23 PM
Thread: English Box wood
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Wot's in a name, eh Matt? :U At least you...
Wot's in a name, eh Matt? :U
At least you can feel fairly certain you didn't míss out on a bunch of nice chisel handles, though a lot of hedge woods can make decent handles. I grubbed out a... -
23rd April 2024, 08:53 AM
Thread: English Box wood
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Matt, it doesn't look like any box I've seen (not...
Matt, it doesn't look like any box I've seen (not that I've seen a huge number!); the leaves are too pointy, the bark doesn't look right & the growth rings on that cut branch are very wide, they...
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22nd April 2024, 06:54 PM
Thread: Once there was three saw vises.
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Hi Martin, great minds think alike (again!). ...
Hi Martin, great minds think alike (again!). Been thinking about doing just that for the longest time, but not with steel, I have some aluminium bar that I think might be better than steel in this...
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22nd April 2024, 10:23 AM
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How tight a lever-cap needs to be is a good...
How tight a lever-cap needs to be is a good subject for discussion. It's a bit of a moveable feast, imo, given the number of variables in a plane, especially old & well-used examples, plus the type...
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22nd April 2024, 08:46 AM
Thread: Once there was three saw vises.
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Seems odd to me that they'd make the jaws close...
Seems odd to me that they'd make the jaws close on 3 points only, but it may well be they were done that way. Matt (Simplicity) described the same situation with his Disston saw vise a few years...
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21st April 2024, 07:45 PM
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Rob, it looks a bit 'unconventional', but I can...
Rob, it looks a bit 'unconventional', but I can see it might have advantages for on the go adjusting; you should be able to easily get a finger on one of the spokes and give it a tweak as you plane. ...
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21st April 2024, 07:21 PM
Thread: Once there was three saw vises.
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I've always thought the jaws should flatten out...
I've always thought the jaws should flatten out and make contact along the full length. The most recent metal saw vise I used was a Grammercy & it had concave jaws that flattened out when locked so...
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18th April 2024, 09:34 AM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Yes, well, I've already said my piece, but...
Yes, well, I've already said my piece, but thought I might add my old adage that it's also about what you get used to. I've got a couple of saws I reach for because they feel just right for...
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17th April 2024, 10:04 AM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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Martin, I guess I do have opinions, but I'll...
Martin, I guess I do have opinions, but I'll leave it to the audience to decide how useful they may be... :)
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17th April 2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: The #7 gets a soul
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I'll sharpen 'er up & stand by, Michael. :; If...
I'll sharpen 'er up & stand by, Michael. :;
If nothing else we should get a few boards nicely edged......
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15th April 2024, 09:20 AM
Thread: Japanese plane making
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Amused to see the number of machines involved, I...
Amused to see the number of machines involved, I was expecting to see some aged, arthritic master doing it all with hand tools, but I guess there's still skill is in the final fitting (not to mention...
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15th April 2024, 09:09 AM
Thread: One for the saw masters
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If there's a decent slot remaining it's usually...
If there's a decent slot remaining it's usually very easy to undo the nuts. However, it certainly can be a struggle at times, Ive struck a couple that were seized due to something getting into the...
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12th April 2024, 11:36 AM
Thread: Coping saw recommendations please
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Amen to that! The Eclipse blades offered in...
Amen to that! The Eclipse blades offered in hardware stores are woeful but you can improve them significantly by sharpening them if you have the patience & a suitable vise to hold them. They are as...
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11th April 2024, 08:20 AM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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That was my point, Matt - on a long cut the work...
That was my point, Matt - on a long cut the work just has to lie down.... :U
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10th April 2024, 07:14 PM
Thread: Hand ripsawing insanity
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While that may well be true in many cases Matt, I...
While that may well be true in many cases Matt, I think the way this bloke is shown using the saw is a genuine technique, I've seen several pics over the years of saws being used so. It may look a...
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8th April 2024, 06:37 PM
Thread: Old saw - type purpose or one of?
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It certainly looks user- made, as John suggests,...
It certainly looks user- made, as John suggests, by someone who needed a short saw. Having coarse teeth at the toe does suggest it was meant to work its way into a cut from a flat surface, though...